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Camping near

Smithville, Tennessee

6 federal places to camp within 30 miles of Smithville in DeKalb County: 6 Army Corps.

6
federal places to camp
6 Army Corps
5.8 mi
to the nearest one
Ragland Bottom
723 ft
at the highest of them
Ragland Bottom. The lowest, Long Branch (Center Hill Lake), sits at 512 ft
521
campsites you can book ahead
On Recreation.gov. The longest rig any of them takes is 80 feet

Interactive map. Drag to pan, scroll or pinch to zoom, and select any point to see which agency manages the land. Arrow keys pan and the plus and minus keys zoom when the map has focus. A list of every state with its share of federal land is on the Explore page.

Map layers

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Federal land, by managing agency

  • Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
  • US Forest Service (USFS)
  • National Park Service (NPS)
  • US Fish and Wildlife (USFW)
  • Bureau of Reclamation (USBR)
  • Department Of Defense (DOD)
  • Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
  • Other Federal
  • State
  • Local
  • Alaska Native Lands (Patented or Interim Conveyed)
  • Alaska Native Allotment

Federal campgrounds, by agency

  • Forest Service
  • Bureau of Land Management
  • National Park Service
  • Army Corps of Engineers
  • Reclamation, Fish and Wildlife and others

State and local land (USGS PAD-US)

  • State land
  • County and city land
  • Regional agency or district
  • Land trust or conservancy

Gaps with no tint inside public land are private parcels, often old mining claims and homesteads. They are not open to the public.

Dashed clay lines on the base map are unpaved tracks from OpenStreetMap. They show what exists on the ground, not what is legal to drive.

Select any point to see who manages the land.

Boundaries are approximate and land status changes. This map is a planning aid, not a survey or a statement of access. Confirm routes, closures and camping rules with the managing office.

Within 30 miles of Smithville, nearest first

6 places

  1. Ragland Bottom Army Corps · Center Hill Lake · DeKalb County 5.8 miaway 723 ftelevation 54sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  2. Floating Mill Park Army Corps · Center Hill Lake · DeKalb County 6.8 miaway 691 ftelevation 98sites 48 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  3. Long Branch (Center Hill Lake) Army Corps · Center Hill Lake · DeKalb County 9.7 miaway 512 ftelevation 55sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  4. Center Hill Lake Primitive Camping Areas Army Corps · Center Hill Lake · DeKalb County 10 miaway 543 ftelevation 21sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  5. Defeated Creek Park Army Corps · Cordell Hull Lake · Smith County 24.1 miaway 530 ftelevation 148sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  6. Salt Lick Creek Army Corps · Cordell Hull Lake · Jackson County 25.2 miaway 549 ftelevation 145sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov